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package com.oracle.max.vma.tools.qa;

import java.util.*;

import com.oracle.max.vma.tools.qa.TransientVMAdviceHandlerTypes.*;

/**
 * Manages the list of trace elements for an {@link ObjectRecord}. This is where
 * most of the space goes, so it pays to have custom implementations that
 * minimize space.
 *
 */
public abstract class GrowableArray implements Iterable<AdviceRecord> {
    public abstract Iterator<AdviceRecord> iterator();

    /**
     * Add a new element to the array, possible changing the representation.
     * Usage should be {@code ga = ga.add(element)}.
     * @param element element to be added
     * @return possibly new representation instance
     */
    public abstract GrowableArray add(AdviceRecord element);

    public abstract AdviceRecord get(int index);

    public abstract int size();


}
